With just 100 days until the start of the Paris Olympics, Northern Ireland's best athletes are preparing to showcase their talents on sport's grandest stage.
They aim to join a small but proud group of medal winners who have represented both Great Britain and Ireland over the years.
On the top step of the podium were Summer Olympic champion Lady Mary Peters and hockey players Stephen Martin and Jimmy Kirkwood.
It's been 34 years since Northern Ireland produced a gold medalist, but things may be about to change.
This will be the most talented group of Northern Ireland athletes to ever compete at the Olympics.
Three current world champions face off in Paris
First, three current world champions are aiming for Olympic titles, something that has never happened before.
Daniel Whiffen continues to break new ground and set records in Irish swimming. The Magheralin distance star won three golds and broke a world record at the European Short Course Championships just before Christmas, but then won gold in both the 800m and 1500m freestyle in February. , becoming the first Irishman to win a world long course medal.
That makes the 22-year-old Loughborough student a very strong candidate for Olympic gold in both races.
The same goes for gymnast Reece McClenahan. He will arrive in Paris as a two-time world champion after winning his last two pommel horse titles.
Of course, as the Ards native found out three years ago in Tokyo, the slightest mistake can have dreams brutally snatched away, but on his best days few can match him. not present.
Coleraine rower Hannah Scott won her first world title in the women's quadruple sculls in Belgrade last September. The 24-year-old carries a Bamboo Club pedigree.
London 2012 Olympic medalists Alan Campbell, Richard Chambers and Peter Chambers learn to row at the Coleraine-based club, so it would be no surprise if Scott added her name to the Medal of Honor.
At the same world championships last year, four other local rowers won medals.
Philip Doyle from Banbridge is a two-time world medalist, while Fermanagh duo Nathan Timane and Ross Corrigan shocked the world by winning men's pairs bronze in their first season.
Belfast's Rebecca Shorten is a former world champion and leads a very attractive British top four women's field. They showed early season promise by winning their first World Cup regatta of the season last weekend.
Rebecca Edwards of Augnacroy missed out on a world medal last season by finishing fourth in the women's eight events, but was given the opportunity to build a high-speed boat for the Paris team.
Other medal hopefuls include boxers Michaela Walsh and Jude Gallagher, who won the Commonwealth Games title two years ago.
Walsh hopes to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Aidan, who at least won bronze in Tokyo and remains hopeful of competing in Paris.
And then there's Amy Broadhurst, who is hoping to qualify for Britain after a setback with Irish boxing. If she is successful, there could be a juicy fight with defending Irish Olympic champion Kelly Harrington in Paris.
On the track, Portaferry's Ciara McGeeean is coming off two of her best seasons ever by an Irish athlete. The 31-year-old knows how to take care of herself and hopes to arrive in Paris in the best shape of her life. If she does that, anything will be possible in the toughest competition, the women's 1,500 meters.
The Irish Show Jumping Team have had an excellent season on the World Tour and currently sit top of the International Federation rankings.
Personally, Derry's Daniel Coyle has risen to 12th in the world rankings, and if he rides Legacy, he will not only make his Olympic debut, but will also be expected to challenge for a medal.
At the Tokyo Games, Rory McIlroy lost to the bronze medal in a seven-man playoff. He may not be wearing the green jacket, but who's to say he can't win a medal at the Olympics? The same goes for Stephanie Meadow, who will partner Leona Maguire in the women's event.
Around 30 to 34 Northern Irish athletes should qualify for the Olympics by the end of qualifying. This is not to make up for the numbers, but purely to compete for medals.
It’s an exciting time…99 more sleeps to go.
